I think Sun Lu Tang wrote the first published book on Bagua in Chinese. He was certainly one of the great Masters of his time . His daughter was great also but not like her father..
The elbows should touch if possible when presenting the fruit in Monkey. I am convinced that posture protects the centerline of your body by interposing the touching forearms in front of the torso. It feels strange as your chest seems to invert but Snake can easily be done from the Monkey posture. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZRfyVluULY8.html
Fabulous. This makes understanding his book on Pa Kua a little easier. On the best of days Pa Kua is difficult. Thank you for sharing that with us. We can use all the help we can get. Peace. Laoshr # 60 Ching Yi Kung Fu Association
I completely agree. All perform forms according to the pictures in the book. There are no direct explanations. It remains to be regretted that Sun Lutang's daughter did not leave educational videos and books on Sun Bagua.
Hey Andrew 👋 Great videos of Sun Lutang Bagua Zhang. I'm just getting started with Sun Style 73 I have a Spinal Disease I see how Bagua Helps. Wondering do you know online where I can find full tutorials of this Internal Art? Thanks again for posting great videos ☯️🙏
Hey Glee. Thank you for liking my videos. I have been practicing Baguazhang for 30 years. I'm 52 years old. Bagua is very helpful for the legs and spine. There are a lot of videos on Sun Lutang and other masters. Look at Luo Dexu. There are instructional videos on youtube. There are also translated books of Sun Lutang Baguazhang. Buy or download his book Baguaquanxue. Good luck!
@@Aklukva One observation I should make is the keeping of the hand in the exact middle of the circle as this guy is doing. I remember that phase, it seemed behaviorally unavoidable but unrealistic for fighting to my imagination. Eventually I passed through it.
@@Aklukva As If I were such, though I'm beginning to believe there is some group who pursue after them, leaving those unskilled alone. In chapter 12 of Sun Lu Tang's Bagua manual (Brennan trans.), in the description of the snake technique there is a mention of a book by Sun Lu Tang called Secrets of the Shaolin Boxing Art, published 1915. I've not been able to find a translation or copy of it anywhere. Let me know if you have one!
@@freestylebagua I agree. Lots of custom shapes. Interpretations. Regarding the book on the points attack, I don’t have it. I have lots chinese books on dian xue but not this one.
I think the foot work was a training for Xing Ie Dragon. You can bend your legs more and more taking fewer steps. Some people do splits around the circle. Walking on bricks makes stepping more of a challenge even more than posts of different heights. Walk in sand so you can see footsteps. Bring the foot up flat set down flat for crane step attack. Grip with your feet. Sit like a tiger walk like a dragon. 64 rules of performance.
I grew up practicing Silat and Escrima. I picked up Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi. I love making 8s and circles. Changed me in a great way. Much softer and way less aggressive. I was seriously aggressive before I went internal.
@@mikeneidlinger8857 Double Taiji Jian? That's Chen style, uh? Which Bagua style? But my question was more: what do you think of internal arts compared to what you did before?
I like practicing slow twisting and circling steps with blades. It nourishes my brain and I circulate my chi to stay healthy and massage my internal organs to stay soft and limber. The first thing I would teach someone is how to relax and root and circulate Qi. After relaxing,, someone can learn basic Gong Fu! I am trying to learn some Traditional Chinese Medicine right now.
